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biffa75 · 12th January 2021, 22:17

thanks for your help simon it's as always appreciated.

So with that.. that means that the thermostat is faulty then really?
Rob

SD1too · 13th January 2021, 09:09

Yes; I really can't think what else can cause a running temperature 10 degrees below the norm.

You might be reassured to know that my urban runabout has just had the same syndrome. The thermostat was about two years old and when tested in a pan of water it was opening in the early eighties (Citroën spec. 89 degrees) and the temperature varied with road speed as yours does.

I'd recommend that you buy an MG Rover branded 'stat from places like Rimmer Bros. or E Car Parts at Sandy (X-Part agent). If you can find one with the extra supporting legs so much the better.

Simon

13th January 2021, 09:09	#22
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,374 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Yes; I really can't think what else can cause a running temperature 10 degrees below the norm. You might be reassured to know that my urban runabout has just had the same syndrome. The thermostat was about two years old and when tested in a pan of water it was opening in the early eighties (Citroën spec. 89 degrees) and the temperature varied with road speed as yours does. I'd recommend that you buy an MG Rover branded 'stat from places like Rimmer Bros. or E Car Parts at Sandy (X-Part agent). If you can find one with the extra supporting legs so much the better. Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.

12th January 2021, 22:17	#21
biffa75 Trader Mk1 2004 tourer cdti + MK1 2003 Saloon CDT Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 495 Thanks: 106 Thanked 91 Times in 57 Posts	thanks for your help simon it's as always appreciated. So with that.. that means that the thermostat is faulty then really? Rob